Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-03


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6izeonssnt IN BnlasEia and rlnnRe thsi
unnappy country ihto civil var; or,
better sin for Rsssia's VarDose, into q
state Of anasshy. Ever since sbs union
Of Bulgaria and Eastern Roumelia
theee Efforts have been eonsinusd wish.
cut rsiaxzti n Il va Russian in
tEig1e which caussd the sbdaction and
compelled the sbdicasi0n Of Prince
Alexander; IL vas Russian iufFiRas
which prevented tie acceptance Of the
BaiGsriaR throne b. Prinee Christian
Of Denmark; and IL j. Russian intrigue
witch kegs the missrable people Of
Bulgaria 10 q condition which eould not
Be worse Il var we're soiualIy raging in
their land.
All the attempts Of Rassia 10 bend the
people Of Baigaria to her will, hoNsver,
have hitherto been met and ihWaried
BY Bulgarian national spirit IS strong
- it was unexpected The govern
meDt, since the addiction Of AIeIsn-
der, has been administered BY a Board
Of Regents, who are devoted 20 the in
terests Of BuIRsFis and are determined
20 prevent the absorption Of that eo1n-
try BY Russia. Russia has made the.
most desperate efforts to win the psople
from their allegiance to these Regents
and 10 compass their oveFthr0W, bat the
efforts have been In vain and abe Re
gents have exerted an undisputed sway
over the BolRarisn people.
While the attention Of the weird has
been hxed on Western Earope by the
alarming dast Shich Bismarck raised
in order 10 carry the elections for the
ReiehstaR, Russia has been quietly CON-
plstiRR the concentration 10 E4stern
EaEope OF an army saoh as has never
before been brought together by any
nation In time Of peace. This army
threatens Austria and the States on tie
lower Danube alike. There is no ques-
ton that the Car fully intends to o.
eupy Bulgaria as coon as the season has
advanced sufficiently 10 permit military
operations. For this purpose be has
gathered his great army together on
the frontier, and be will scarcely turn
from bis purpose after be has made his
preparations on 20 elaborate q scale.
The revolt at Silistria is evidently
arranged for the purpose Of affoFding q
presext for this occupation. The seiz-
ure Of esuntTy wrapped in profound
peace would be q most unjustifable set
but an iaterfsrenoe in the affairs OF a
country rent by internal disseRsiOns
could be easily defended by the ad-
mirers Of the Gear and his policy. The
revolt will accordingly be most useful
to the Car.
II does not follow, however, that the
occupation Of Bulgaria will occasion a
great war. On the contrary, II Is alto
Rsther improbable that 1t will do 80. A
aominal resistance will, Of course, be
offered to the advancing army of Rus
sia by the BulRariahas bat it will be
hopeless and heartless, aud IL will not
even neoessisate campaign, It will be
such 7, sistanoe as Denmark offered
10 Prussia aud Austria in 1895 And il
is altogether improbable that any Of the
great powers will interfere in bebalf Of
Bulgaria. Austria Is shaking extensive
military preparations, bat ihey are evi
IDENTIFY for the purpose Of prlvidinR
against contingencies 10 which the Oocn.
ration Of Bulgaria may give rise, rather
than 10 oppose the ocoupatiOa itself
Austria will not dare to oppose Rgssia
single handed uuless eompslled TO do 5,
BY an invasion Of Der territory. MOI
will she be able 20 hnd allies among The
great powers in any event. Germany
will not stand side by side With Ans
tria, for Bismarck has distinctly de
elared that he would consider himself 9
traitor to the German people if h'
should plunge the empire into war or
aosount Of Bulgaria. France will not
for she looks With a friendly eye upon
the movements Of Russia. EaRlapc
will not, for. as Archibald Forbes re
GENTLY said. she will go to war for 10th
ing, except possibly to resist an inva.
sion OF her territory Italy will not
Austria would be compelled to aght
alone, aud she will not light unless tht
Russian troops actually invade her ter
Fitary.
The indications are. therefore, that {
Russian occupation q Bulgaria Is in
evitable, thoush great war ID Eastern
Europe Is altogether improbable.
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